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Executive Summary
Updated on Sep 6, 2023

We compared Fortinet FortiMail and TitanHQ SpamTitan across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:

  • Features: Fortinet FortiMail is highly praised for its simplicity, intuitive interface, and smooth compatibility with other Fortinet products. TitanHQ SpamTitan offers a user-friendly interface, detailed reporting, and multi-layered security with advanced features like rate limiting, user-managed allow/block lists, and geo-blocking.

  • Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiMail requires enhancements in integration, user management, and documentation. TitanHQ SpamTitan users want a lower false positive rate and enhancing logging features.

  • Service and Support: Fortinet FortiMail is considered to have a moderate and fair setup cost, which is seen as reasonable. TitanHQ SpamTitan's customer service and support are commended for their responsiveness and ability to explain things in simple terms.

  • Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Fortinet FortiMail is described as relatively easy and can be completed within a few hours or up to 14 working days. It is flexible and can be tailored to specific needs, although it may require help from technical professionals. The feedback on the initial setup of TitanHQ SpamTitan is mixed. Some users found it challenging and noted the lack of a proper onboarding procedure.

  • Pricing: Fortinet FortiMail is considered to have a moderate and fair setup cost, which is seen as reasonable. Users appreciate SpamTitan’s cost-effectiveness and flexibility. They find the licensing agreement seamless and accommodating.

  • ROI: Fortinet FortiMail provides enhanced email communication, decreased spam, stabilized collections, and altered expenses. TitanHQ SpamTitan is highly regarded for its ability to save time and costs, boost profitability, enhance security, and improve productivity. It effectively combats spam, phishing emails, and viruses.

 Comparison Results: Fortinet FortiMail and Cisco Secure Email have distinct features and functionalities. Fortinet FortiMail is known for its simple setup, user-friendly interface, and effective email filtering. It can be customized and seamlessly integrated with other Fortinet products. SpamTitan's most valuable features include its user interface, layered security, and reporting. Users suggest improvements to SpamTitan's logging and false positive rates.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiMail vs. TitanHQ SpamTitan Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"I would say that 90% of the spam and phishing attack emails get blocked right off the bat.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is the ease of use.""Defender for Office 365 has helped eliminate having to look at multiple dashboards and that is the aspect I like most about it. It is simpler, effective, and convenient. The users like the process efficiency.""There are several features that I consider valuable.""Microsoft Defender has a feature to protect each and every attachment. Even if it's an encrypted attachment, it will check for any potential threats.""Our customers are satisfied with Defender for 365 because Microsoft products are easy to use and customize to meet the client's needs. Everything is in one place, so we can adjust policies as needed for phishing, DLP, ATP, or any other security features that our clients want to apply.""Since we have started using the solution, there have been fewer compromises.""Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable feature is its performance."

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"This solution is good for small and medium enterprise companies.""When combining this solution with other Fortinet products, such as FortiGate, it integrates well and provides a comprehensive protection package.""The most valuable feature of the solution is the tool's ability to prevent phishing attacks.""Fortinet FortiMail's most valuable features are its performance and security.""This excellent email gateway minimizes spam, inspects suspicious emails and isolates infected attachments with little administrative effort.""The anti-spam feature is very valuable.""It actually filters the compromised emails when on a network layer itself.""The deployment is simple and once up and running it is easy to manage."

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"URL blocking is helpful. It will block any URL sending out lots of spam or phishing. It will rename the URL itself and send it to the user. The admin will block it, or you can allow users to release it if you want.""Another feature of SpamTitan that I like is the reporting. We are able to identify the users or accounts that have been attacked most. We can see information that shows us the sites that the user goes to, and that helps in launching an investigation of that user and how they use our resources.""The overall system is straightforward to use, and the UI is excellent. It significantly streamlines the process of dealing with spam emails.""We're now using SpamTitan Plus. It has an extra feature so that if you receive an email with a link, it goes to the TitanHQ server and that link is also checked. That is probably the best feature.""The new SpamTitan Plus with the Link Lock feature is great. We implemented it and use it as well.""The fact that it does exactly what it says on the box is what I find most valuable about SpamTitan. They've reduced our spam by about 99 percent.""The key differentiator of TitanHQ for its partners is the Sandboxing Service. The email filtering will open up any attachments and run them through two antivirus sandboxes before they reach you. You can pretty much guarantee there's not going to be a virus in them. I've not seen anyone else do that.""We are satisfied with the performance and spam filtering provided by TitanHQ SpamTitan. The reporting feature and customizations as per our requirements are also good."

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Cons
"Microsoft sometimes has downtime, and we'll get several incidents coming in back to back. We have a huge backlog of notifications, many of which may be false positives. However, there might be serious alerts, so we can't risk dismissing all of them at once.""We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend.""Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features.""We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email.""This product's effectiveness could be improved, in terms of detecting unwanted spam or even malware between the emails, compared to other products.""There is room for improvement with the UI.""The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement.""In one of the reports I can get the exact place where a vulnerable file resides. But for that, I need to explicitly go into the device and check. If they could include that file part in the report, without my having to go to the device itself, that would help."

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"It can be easier to configure or connect to the cloud to report on the attachments.""The biggest room for improvement would be the deployment. It will be hard for someone who doesn't understand the interface to deploy. If you understand it, you can find your way around the problems.""They should add a lot of threat-intelligence feeds from different sources - not only from one source (FortiGuard).""The solution could improve by making the UI more user-friendly and increasing spam and threat detection capabilities.""Fortinet FortiMail should allow more flexibility with the content rules.""A room for improvement in Fortinet FortiMail is that it only has a hardware version. I also didn't find the solution scalable, so that's another area for improvement.""The product's cybersecurity features could be better.""Fortinet FortiMail could improve general user management. There are no password policies for users."

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"SpamTitan doesn't quarantine when it blocks things based on the remote block list or greylisting. It just deletes the email. When I try to look at these blocked items, it tells me they're gone. RBL or greylisted items aren't saved, so you can check them. There may be a setting somewhere that I haven't seen.""The big issue that I've had is that the length of time that an email is kept in quarantine is only seven days and, in some cases, it is not even seven days... if I had a 20-day or 30-day repository, if someone came to me and said, "Hey, I can't get this back," I could end up getting it to them from the archive.""It should have reporting capability. It has logs, which are very extensive. It catches all the SMTP connections to the servers, but when you have hundreds of domains, you need to wait for about an hour for the logs to open, and there are millions of lines. If you want to find something specific, such as an email coming or an IP connection, and you want to troubleshoot that, it's very hard. So, I would recommend building a reporting system or log viewer with some filters. Currently, it is everything or nothing.""Emails from companies we work with often get flagged, and I have to go in and release them. For example, I made a hotel reservation today from Marriott that got blocked. I'm sure hotels spam people, but I wish there was a way to know that the email was to confirm my reservation and for it to allow that through.""The overall GUI is utilitarian. It has a spreadsheet feel versus a nice software that is guided. I am sure they're going to improve it over time. It could look a little prettier. It needs some lipstick. They should get rid of unfamiliar words like ham and spam, helping the user to better understand what they are clicking through.""There was a situation in which I needed to change the cloud server. From SpamTitan, I had to specify which server we were on for the integration into Office 365 and I actually only found that out because there was a problem. It would have been better if they had advised us of that first.""The interface is a little outdated. The menus are simplistic and visually, it's pretty old.""I'm not 100% sure how well they scan certain attachments."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's a user-base subscription."
  • "From the pricing point of view, like any other product in the market, there is scope for negotiation."
  • "Defender is a little bit more expensive as compared to others. We are in the manufacturing environment. So, we don't have a high budget for all of our endpoint devices. Its cost is a major concern for us."
  • "For licensing, it's usually a yearly package for customers who are subscribed to Office 365, but they can also pay on a monthly basis."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is an add-on to the Office license. Many customers are purchasing this solution."
  • "Microsoft Defender for Office 365 comes with Microsoft Windows. It is free with the operating system."
  • "The solution saves money so we have seen a return on investment."
  • "Defender for 365 comes in various plans and licenses, along with other Microsoft security solutions. Purchasing this kind of package or security bundle gives good value for money, and that's what I recommend."
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  • "The licensing model for this solution is better because it is based on the box and not the number of users."
  • "It is an expensive product."
  • "The annual cost is $55,000."
  • "Pricing is straight-forward and renewable without complicated pricing structures."
  • "Pricing is based on initial license purchase and use volume."
  • "In the future I would like it if there's a possibility to lower the price of the bandwidth and UTM. It is quite expensive."
  • "This is a good solution and value for the money."
  • "If you don't need the full bundle that includes everything, you have options for the small or medium enterprise environments."
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  • "The price of this solution is low. When you do purchase everything is included in the licensing cost."
  • "We are on a per-user or per-mailbox monthly subscription. We are happy with the price of the solution. When comparing it to other solutions it is much cheaper."
  • "The cluster was an additional cost. We had to get some more licenses to get to that level. It's well worth it because it means peace of mind for everyone."
  • "Compared to all of the others, including the solution we used previously, SpamTitan is cheaper."
  • "The price is good by today's standards. You actually get what you pay for."
  • "The price was great compared to other solutions that we looked at the time."
  • "Our pricing has pretty much stayed somewhat the same. Sure, there has been an increase or two that keeps up with inflation, but that is everybody. When we switched from AppRiver to SpamTitan, we saved about 20%. That is $1,000 to $2,000 a month. We went to SpamTitan and WebTitan. It was $1,000 savings a month for SpamTitan and another $1,500 a month savings for WebTitan."
  • "It is very good. We actually ended up saving money from our previous solution."
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    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    MS Defender for Office 365
    FortiMail
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    Overview

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect organizations against advanced threats in their email, collaboration, and productivity environments. It combines the power of Microsoft's threat intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics to provide real-time protection against phishing, malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks.

    With Microsoft Defender for Office 365, organizations can safeguard their email communication by detecting and blocking malicious links, attachments, and unsafe email content. It employs advanced anti-phishing capabilities to identify and prevent sophisticated phishing attacks that attempt to steal sensitive information or compromise user credentials.

    This solution also offers robust protection against malware and ransomware. It leverages machine learning algorithms to analyze email attachments and URLs in real-time, identifying and blocking malicious content before it reaches users' inboxes. Additionally, it provides advanced threat-hunting capabilities, allowing security teams to proactively investigate and respond to potential threats.

    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 goes beyond email protection and extends its security features to other collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It scans files and documents stored in these platforms, ensuring that they are free from malware and other malicious content. It also provides visibility into user activities, helping organizations detect and mitigate insider threats.

    Furthermore, this solution offers rich reporting and analytics capabilities, providing organizations with insights into their security posture and threat landscape. It enables security administrators to monitor and manage security incidents, track trends, and take proactive measures to enhance their overall security posture.

    As cyber attacks become more sophisticated, it is crucial for email security solutions to offer multi-layered protection. Fortinet's proven email security platform, FortiMail, is a comprehensive multi-layered threat protection solution designed to secure users from the full spectrum of email-based threats, which includes zero-day threats, credential impersonation, spam, phishing, malware, and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

    Fortinet FortiMail offers a variety of deployment models to best fit your organization’s email security needs. On-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid email environments can be deployed and managed in-house by your team or managed by Fortinet’s data centers. FortiMail also employs virtual machines that provide robust scalability options and flexible deployment of email security infrastructure.

    Fortinet FortiMail Benefits

    Fortinet FortiMail provides your organization with the following benefits:

    • Eliminate message-based threats by using FortiMail’s advanced inspection capabilities before they can harm your users.
    • Flexible licensing ensures that you don’t have to create a license for each user as you scale your network upwards.

    • Achieve regulatory compliance with sophisticated messaging content archiving, quarantining, and routing tools.
    • Stop spam before it takes over your messaging system and network resources, ensuring that your messaging performance remains optimized.

    Fortinet FortiMail Benefits

    Some of Fortinet FortiMail’s top features include:

    • Spam and malware prevention: FortiMail employs advanced techniques and technologies, such as outbreak protection, impersonation detection, content disarm and reconstruction, and sandbox analysis to provide users with high-performing antispam and antimalware tools designed to prevent unwanted bulk email, ransomware, and other targeted attacks.
    • Powerful data loss prevention: Identity-based email encryption and archiving help prevent the loss of sensitive and important information and ensure that your organization adheres to compliance with corporate and industry regulations.
    • Automatic updates: Receive dynamic updates from the FortiGuard subscription services that automatically upgrade your antispam and antivirus functionality using intelligence gathered by Fortinet's dedicated global threat research team.
    • Seamless integration: Integrations with other Fortinet products and external third-party components enable companies to enhance their security by sharing indicators of compromise (IoCs) across a unified security system.
    • Easy email management: Gain full visibility over real-time email traffic with Fortinet FortiMail’s intuitive dashboards, rich reporting features, centralized quarantine tools, and end-user controls. Control email traffic with the solution’s full mail transfer agent and mail-handling capabilities. The solution’s quick-start setup wizard greatly reduces the complexity of deployment and management.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Fortinet FortiMail stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its powerful anti-virus tool and its robust spam protection capabilities.

    Flamur P., head of security management at Ipko Telecommunications, writes, "Fortinet FortiMail has a lot of valuable features. It works great. It also has an antivirus feature. Support for Fortinet FortiMail was also great when my team wanted to block some geographic IPs, but couldn't figure out how to do it. The support team provided clear communication on how to resolve that issue. Another valuable feature of Fortinet FortiMail is spam filtering which tells you how many spammy emails you've received. Based on my current use cases, I'm happy with Fortinet FortiMail."

    TitanHQ SpamTitan is a next-generation robust anti-spam service that protects today’s businesses by blocking spam, spoofing, zero-day attacks, phishing, malware, and more from users' emails. SpamTitan uses the most intuitive AI-driven threat protection to keep users' networks safe and secure at all times.

    TitanHQ SpamTitan Key Features:

    TitanHQ SpamTitan has many valuable key features. Some of its most useful features include:

    • Protection: TitanHQ SpamTitan works seamlessly to improve users' Office 365 security against malicious malware by using a next-generation intuitive in-depth defense approach. SpamTitan will also scan all inbound emails with robust anti-virus protection to intercept spear phishing and whaling.
    • Sandboxing: SpamTitan provides users with behavior analysis and machine learning to improve security teams' ability to safely stop suspicious files from reaching users' email inboxes.
    • Email blocking: SpamTitan is able to effectively block 99.99% of malware, spam, ransomware, and viruses. Users have the option to use blacklist or whitelist protocols, recipient verifications, outbound scanning, and additional advanced intuitive reporting to ensure email processes are secure at all times.
    • Zero Day protection: SpamTitan uses AI-driven intuitive global technology to accurately predict and anticipate potential risks or threats, continually delivering a secure solution for business email systems. The solution also provides robust data leak prevention protocols to negate any internal organizational data loss.

    Reviews from Real Users

    The solution saves employees' time. Many of our faculty are physicians who don't have much time to check their emails, especially if they need to scroll through and delete spam mail, which can hide important messages. A cleaner inbox is easier to use and saves time, probably an hour a week per user. That might not sound like much, but we had physicians with inboxes so full of spam they stopped checking their emails, which is no longer the case. Our catch rate is up significantly, and our false positives have dropped considerably, saving the end user time.” - A PeerSpot user who is a DevOps Director at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

    “I can't tell you the number of times that their web interface has saved me. I had server issues but I still needed to be able to look at what emails I would have received if my email server had been working correctly. SpamTitan has a reporting functionality that showed me what emails would have been sent. I could actually see the content of those emails. For me, several times, that has been a real lifesaver.” - Walter H., An Enterprise Architect at Unified System Solutions, Ltd.

    “Its algorithms are doing a very good job in terms of the false positive rate. We have some regular mail that gets caught and some spam mail that gets through, but they're just balancing the line between spam and regular mail. We do catch a lot of spam, the amount of spam on an average day ranges from 65-85%. The Link Lock also reduces the risk when clicking on a link in an email, it removes a lot of concern about harmful links.” - A PeerSpot user who is a Cloud & Infrastructure consultant at a tech services company.

    Sample Customers
    Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is trusted by companies such as Ithaca College.
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    De Montfort University, Scope Services, Park County School District, NRC, Quality Smith, Toyota, CarTrawler, Videotron
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    Manufacturing Company16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Comms Service Provider17%
    Computer Software Company14%
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    Computer Software Company9%
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    Construction Company9%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Construction Company9%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Fortinet FortiMail vs. TitanHQ SpamTitan
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fortinet FortiMail vs. TitanHQ SpamTitan and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Fortinet FortiMail is ranked 5th in Email Security with 56 reviews while TitanHQ SpamTitan is ranked 4th in Email Security with 77 reviews. Fortinet FortiMail is rated 8.6, while TitanHQ SpamTitan is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiMail writes "Good GUI and configuring security policies is easy but the pricing needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TitanHQ SpamTitan writes "Has the ability to easily see what was blocked, enabling users to restore emails they were expecting with the click of a button". Fortinet FortiMail is most compared with Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Fortinet FortiMail Cloud and Avanan, whereas TitanHQ SpamTitan is most compared with Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Sophos Email, Avanan and Trend Micro Email Security. See our Fortinet FortiMail vs. TitanHQ SpamTitan report.

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